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  1. RandyR
    Luckily you're ok. The bike can be repaired or replaced.
  2. RandyR
    sounds like you're ready for a hayabusa:225: On a more serious note. If you want a current production bike with that 60's Brit style, and some pep, then the Triumph Thruxton is as good as you'll get today. Or the Scrambler version. They should run rings around a 500cc single
  3. RandyR
    http://www.throwedrolls.com/ Lamberts I - Sikeston, MO Lamberts II - Ozark, MO Lamberts III - Foley, AL
  4. RandyR
    supposedly the current Royal Enfields made in India are made at a plant that has origonal tooling to make bikes for the Indian police and military. They've been upgraded the last couple years to have better brakes and commercial paint with old Royal Enfield colors. They've also raised the price to the point where you could get a low end Vstar for about the same money, which is probably a better buy.
  5. RandyR
    Here's what the Starmotorcycle.com says about my RSTD for 2008 under the Features tab. Wide-ratio five-speed transmission with 4th and 5th gear overdrive provides plenty of highway passing power as well as low-rpm, fuel-efficient cruising. http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/products/modelfeatures/413/1/features.aspx I thought the RSTD and RSV were the same until I saw that. Could be a misprint, it wouldn't be the first time.
  6. RandyR
    hhmm... Its right on my route to the International Rally...
  7. RandyR
    looking good. The black ones are almost as fast as blue.
  8. RandyR
    Sounds like this needs to go into the 'known issues' thread ?
  9. RandyR

    Helen, GA.

    RandyR replied to pick's topic in Watering Hole

    You had to pick the Saturday I have to be in Norcross, otherwise there's nothing I like better than a weinerschnitzel and cold beer at Hans which is about a 35 minute ride from my house...
  10. RandyR
    If your valves have gunk on them from burning inexpensive gasoline, then using some extra Techron additive for a while might be a good thing. Then I'd switch to a major brand of fuel like Chevron/Texaco or BP/Amoco/Arco or Shell. Lots of forum members might recommend some Seafoam be run thru periodically. If you use a high grade fuel, I don't think that should be necessary.
  11. RandyR
    BS. The factory specs say use regular gas. The factory manual NOWHERE says to use fuel additives. This is a warranty repair that Yamaha is responsible for. That said, I steer away from el cheapo gasoline because it doesn't contain cleaning additives that the major brands include with their regular grade fuel.
  12. RandyR
    OK, I get first guess. You bought a new scooter?
  13. RandyR
    salute
  14. RandyR
    amen.
  15. RandyR
    Most of the Fuel Injections on motorcycles are throttle bodies with the fuel injectors spraying into the air stream, not into the cylinder heads. They look a lot like carburetors and attach to the engines just like carbs. Need to add a sensor in the exhaust which is tied to a computer/TCI which then controls the mixture. Minimal changes to the rest of the bike. Doesn't seem to even improve gas mileage much, if at all.
  16. RandyR
    I shift my RSTD at about 4,000 rpm unless I'm accelerating rapidly for some reason. And cruise it at about 3,500 rpm. Added a Baron Tach a few weeks ago. On a flat where its slow go, may let rpms drop slightly below 3,000 before downshifting. I doubt my engine has seen 6,000 rpm more than 3 or 4 times. On the RSTD both 4th and 5th are overdrives, on the VR only 5th is an overdrive. So far, I'm ok with my stock seat. I like this bike except for the whine it makes.
  17. RandyR
    what ?
  18. RandyR
    The Sudco catalog, which contains lots of parts and accessories for motorcycles lists a valve shim tool for the XVZ1300/vmax. The picture of their tool looked different than the OEM tool, so I sent an email to Sudco, and they promptly answered that this is a misprint in their catalog, and they do not have a valve shim tool for the XVZ1300. Too bad, it was only $16.
  19. RandyR
    http://www.oldbikebarn.com/ has the valve shim tool for $38.41. I have ordered one and anyone can borrow it, once I have received it. Old Bike Barn lists this tool as being for the XV1300 and VMax and Venture. It appears that this is the correct tool for the 2nd Gen machines as well, unless I've gotten confused in the process. There was some previous discussion about the SECA tool working. According to both the web sites I checked the SECA tool (also used on the XS1100) looks the same, but is different than the Ventures.
  20. RandyR
    do it do it do it.......
  21. RandyR
    Looking good Annie. I may add a sidecar one of these days.
  22. RandyR
    I stopped at Pelican Point while riding between Savannah and Brunswick. It is a good place to stop. Any luck on the MC rental? I don't ever recall seeing a RSV for rent. If you want to come to the north of Georgia, we have a dealer here in Dahlonega that rents MotoGuzzi Norges.
  23. RandyR
    You might as well get a credit card that pays back a 1% bonus, and use it for everything.
  24. RandyR
    The windshield removal is a 30 second operation. Yamaha did a good job of that. The seat on my new 08 seems to have thicker padding than some of the earlier RSTD's, maybe its the luck of the draw? I think I've heard someone else comment that Yamaha might have added more seat padding on the latest RSTD's. Plenty of room to load gear for a 1-up camping trip.
  25. RandyR
    If you watch TV you're being had....
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